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dinsdag 21 juni 2011

Next week in Brisbane

My husbands work brings us all around Asia and beyond. Because if he has to go somewhere(nice)for business, I try to join him. And if I can't, I try to use that time to travel somewhere interesting by myself, like to Japan last year.
Next week there's work in Brisbane, Australia. Ofcourse I'll join him. And ofcourse we juggle the long weekend in HongKong, right after the work, into our trip, so we get some time off there as well.

One of the things I like to do when travelling, is meeting people I 'know' from one of my favourite websites, Chocolate and Zucchini. I have been more or less active on their forum since 2004 and have participated in food-and-giftswaps, get-togethers and one-on-one meetings. Somehow meeting a group of complete strangers is a lot less scary if you share the same interest!

There was a groupmeeting in New York in a fabulous italian restaurant, which the writer of the blog, Clotilde, was hosting.

There was lunch with a few forum members in New York while we all just happen to be there - neither of us lives there. (hi Judy, hi Greg, hi David!)

There was a lunch in Tel Aviv,(Simona, hi!) more then one meeting in Paris with Debbie (and her hubby), a couple of days with her in Australia as well.
I feel blessed to be able to meet all these wonderful people and share a meal, a shoppingspree, lots of food-talk...

And next week, in Brisbane, I will be meeting the lovely Barbara of Winos and Fodies. Another inspiring lady on the forums and in her blog, and I can't wait for us to get together and start talking!

Over mij

Eind 2008:Omdat het leven er ZO anders uitgaat zien, nu ik mijn lief ga volgen die een baan in Hongkong heeft gekregen...
Okt 2011: Jaap is gevraagd voor een baan bij het zusterbedrijf in Vancouver. We gaan het traject inzetten maar blijven voorlopig gewoon in HongKong...
Wordt vervolgd...!
Juli 2012, het vervolg.
Na maanden van heen en weer vliegen tussen HongKong en Vancouver, BC, zijn we verhuisd naar Canada en staan we weer voor een nieuw begin!
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End of 2008: Because life is going to be very different, now that I'll follow the man of my life to HongKong where he accepted a new job.
Oct. 2011: more changes to come: Jaap is invited to come to the sistercompany in Vancouver. Whilst still in HongKong we're looking at all possibilities!
To be continued......
July 2012, the continuation.
After months of commuting between HongKong and Vancouver we finally moved to Canada and are at the beginning of new beginnings!
The " Jaap& Mickey" blog is in Dutch - but feel free to browse and enjoy part of our HongKong/Vancouver/international life in pictures.